Chapter 20 (1/2)
Chapter 20 — At the moment, Xia Wei felt as if she was on stage, performing in the opera, as an old military general.
Feeling her heartbeat speed up indescribably, Xia Wei panicked internally and could only immerse herself in eating to hide her agitation. Once she had finished eating everything in her bowl, her heart had finally calmed down.
Jiang Zhi Zhou looked at her from across the table. “Are you not afraid about getting fat from eating so much?”
Xia Wei: “…”
Why did her heart actually speed up for this trade-building straight guy?!
She set down her chopsticks and looked solemnly at him. “Let me instruct you a bit more. Even if a girl eats a lot, you should not tell her she will get fat. On the contrary, you should comfort her and say that even if you get fat, I will still like you just as much.”
“You girls have so many issues.” Jiang Zhi Zhou placed quite a bit of ridicule in his tone in the word ‘girls.’
Xia Wei paid no mind to his tone and merely said, “Falling in love is naturally a troublesome matter.”
Jiang Zhi Zhou started. “I second this point.”
The hotpot dinner continued rather merrily, but the mood became rather unpleasant when the question of who would be was.h.i.+ng the dishes came up. Xia Wei felt that since she provided all the food and hotpot ingredients, Jiang Zhi Zhou should clean up. Jiang Zhi Zhou retorted that she was the one to invite him to dinner.
Xia Wei felt aggrieved. “But last time when you treated me to lamb kebab, I had washed everything!”
Jiang Zhi Zhou replied, “But today, I still prepped the ingredients. I also cooked the hotpot as well as making the salad.”
“…” Xia Wei reflected on this for a long time and chose to compromise. “Then we’ll each wash half.
Jiang Zhi Zhou: “…”
In the end, the two of them went to the kitchen and washed the dishes together. With the size and configuration of this apartment, the two of them did not feel crowded at all even when together in the kitchen. Jiang Zhi Zhou and Xia Wei silently washed the tableware in the kitchen, with only the slight sound of running water hitting the porcelain tableware being heard.
When she reached out for the next plate, Xia Wei’s fingertips carelessly brushed against Jiang Zhi Zhou’s palm. An electric shock traveled through her body. Jiang Zhi Zhou turned his head to glance at her. The two of them had coincidentally reached for the same plate to place into the sink.
Xia Wei picked up another plate and rinsed it beneath the continuously running water. Her fingers had yet to stop burning. Her heart began beating rapidly from just that minor touch a moment ago, causing Xia Wei to involuntarily knit her brows together.
After the dishes were done, Jiang Zhi Zhou left. Xia Wei sat cross-legged on the sofa and stared blankly into s.p.a.ce.
Why did her heart speed up because of Mr. Jiang?
It must be because Mr. Jiang was toxic.
Mn.
After giving herself a rational explanation, Xia Wei’s heart felt much better. She decided that since the dishes were done so early, she could get some beauty rest.
She put this matter aside, and Jiang Zhi Zhou naturally did the same. The two of them lived their lives like before, only with a few minutes in their day being changed.
For example, after the two of them became connected via QQ, Xia Wei found a pastime in disturbing Jiang Zhi Zhou during her free moments, with the messages being like such——
Xia Wei: 「Boss Jiang, can you make sweet and sour pork chops?『cute』」
Jiang Zhi Zhou: 「『image』」
Xia Wei clicked open the image and discovered that he had sent a picture of Tian Xia Restaurant’s menu, specifically the page with sweet and sour pork chops.
Xia Wei: 「…」
She wanted to curse, but she was a fairy. She had to restrain herself.
Sometimes it went like this——
Xia Wei: 「Doctor Jiang, what did you eat for lunch today?『cute 』」
Jiang Zhi Zhou: 「I am currently making crispy fried fish.」
Xia Wei: 「Oh! Oh! Crispy fried fis.h.!.+ I also like to eat that!『cute』」
Jiang Zhi Zhou: 「Feeding it to the orange cat.」
Xia Wei: 「…」
Tangeriney was living a better life than she was. She envied Tangeriney, even if it did not have whiskers.
Jiang Zhi Zhou knew that Xia Wei liked to send him annoying messages around mealtimes, with the intention of freeloading food, but he could not say why he liked teasing her. Thinking of her reactions as she looked at the screen was extremely amusing to him.
He suddenly realized Xia Wei was just like the orange cat who lay beside his car, waiting for him at mealtimes.
This thought caused Jiang Zhi Zhou to burst out laughing.
One morning, Xia Wei and Jiang Zhi Zhou met in the elevator again after not seeing each other in a long time. Seeing Jiang Zhi Zhou enter, Xia Wei frowned and turned her head to the side.
She still bore a grudge against him for not feeding her crispy fried fish.
Jiang Zhi Zhou chuckled lightly and stood next to her, silent. The elevator then closed, and the two of them remained in the same sort of silence like they had been in countless times before, though this time seemed a bit different.
At least, Xia Wei felt it was different, because she realized there did not seem to be enough air in the elevator!
She did not have claustrophobia, but after Jiang Zhi Zhou came in, she felt the elevator had become unusually cramped. She could not even breathe easily!
“What’s going on?” Jiang Zhi Zhou looked puzzledly at her and approached closer.
“Don’t move!” Xia Wei immediately stopped him. “It’s better if you don’t breathe!”
Jiang Zhi Zhou: “…”
What new defect did this girl get?